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Gerard Kuiper, Astronomer > 
Kuiper is considered to be the father of modern planetary science for his wide ranging studies of the solar system. Although he contributed to astrophysics, established the atmosphere of Saturn's moon Titan, and discovered Saturn's moon Miranda and Neptune's Nereid, Kuiper's prediction of thousands of comets traveling near the orbit of Neptune, now called the Kuiper belt, has become his best-known achievement.
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• http://www.answers.com/Gerard+ ... uiper?cat=technology
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Saturn, The Sixth Planet
Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second largest. In Roman mythology, Saturn is the god of agriculture. The associated Greek god, Cronus, was the son of... |
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Neptune, 8th Planet from the Sun
Neptune is the eighth planet from the Sun and the fourth largest (by diameter). Neptune is smaller in diameter but larger in mass than Uranus.
In Roman mythology Nept... |
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Nasa Timeline of Planetary Exploration
This chronology gives a list of a known (successful and unsuccessful) lunar and planetary missions including a few historical missions which were instrumental in the deve... |
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Apollo 11 : First Man on the Moon
The first human journey to the surface of the Moon began at Pad A, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center, Florida with the liftoff of Apollo 11 on a Saturn V booster at... |
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